Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dwarf Mountain Pine

Notomys mordax compared with Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dwarf Mountain Pine is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dwarf Mountain Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pherosphaera
Species	Notomys mordax	Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Mountain Pine

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dwarf Mountain Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Mountain Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.